Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is much better than iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a general score of 74.5 against 62.2. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Google Nexus 9's design is somewhat lighter than the iPad 10.2 (2020), although it's just a little thicker and was released 6 years before.
Google Nexus 9 has a sharper screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel quantity in each screen inch. The iPad 10.2 (2020)'s memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Google Nexus 9 one, both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a really superior processing power than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has less CPU cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPad 10.2 (2020) captures much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9. Both have the same aperture, a back facing camera with an 8 megapixels, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Google Nexus 9 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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